Posted on Mar 31, 2016
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Navy's top enlisted leader is wrapping up job title review. Intent is to remove "man" from job titles, such as corpsman, to make them gender neutral. All Air Force members are referred to as "airmen" and three enlisted ranks include "man" in their title. What would you suggest as an alternative to "airman"? (You can have fun with this, but serious alternatives also are appreciated.)
Edited 10 y ago
Posted 10 y ago
Responses: 557
I've done a non-scientific analysis of the results of my question and come to some conclusions RP members may find interesting:
1. A great majority of RP members hate political correctness.
2. Many RP members don't have a sense of humor when it comes to political correctness and military tradition.
3. Most RP members who responded believed terms like "airman" and "seaman" are already gender neutral.
4. Many RP members overlooked the fact that the gender-neutral discussion started with the Navy and thought it was an AF issue.
5. Alternatives with the most "votes" were aviator and airperson.
Thanks to everybody who responded!
1. A great majority of RP members hate political correctness.
2. Many RP members don't have a sense of humor when it comes to political correctness and military tradition.
3. Most RP members who responded believed terms like "airman" and "seaman" are already gender neutral.
4. Many RP members overlooked the fact that the gender-neutral discussion started with the Navy and thought it was an AF issue.
5. Alternatives with the most "votes" were aviator and airperson.
Thanks to everybody who responded!
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The title of any Air Force member in those 3 enlisted ranks should always be... "airmen", is the liberal political correctness of the Obama years going to change that also???? What's next, if a former crew member in the Navy mentions, "I served on the " USS Franklin D Roosevelt", SHE was a great ship", look out brother, you better say, IT was a great ship to serve on, you might offend some bureaucrat who knows "0" of Navy tradition! Why, lately, are these people wanting to change the way traditionally the military has operated for decades, (political correctness) and it seems this is all taking place within the last few years. Leave well enough alone, especially in the Air Force, the USAF which became what it is, in 1947, does not have the traditions the other older services have, at least let them have that one.
People in the mid-east are trying to wipe us off the face of the earth, should we not be worrying about that instead of this crapolla ?
People in the mid-east are trying to wipe us off the face of the earth, should we not be worrying about that instead of this crapolla ?
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Is the name of rank now also going to be PC or will it remain Airman 1st class, 2nd class, third class. I concur with Col. Swegel. It's a sad day in this country when we are worried about things like this. Keep them as is or do you want to succumb to the PC masters and make it Airperson?
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I also think the Air Force has several issues that need addressing such as sexual assault and the cheating scandal and readiness of our nuclear silos, but hey if this is where you want to spent your time Go Air Force
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